Toys

I will be honest – it took me a long time to actually know what emojis were. You know, those little picture things that people insert in all of their messages and social media posts these days. Being a word person I didn’t warm to them immediately, but as soon as I did, I was hooked. Because sometimes you don’t have the words (or the time) to respond to a question, statement or feeling with long sentences, and in these instances, emojis are the perfect answer. Continue Reading…

I know we’re all saying it but how is it the end of October already? Why are there mince pies in the shops? Why do people even like mince pies? (raisins argh!). Anyway, with that in mind, here’s what’s been keeping me busy over the past month: Continue Reading…

I often say that my husband is like my third big kid. He loves taking the kids along to the latest animated movie, joining them at trampolining centres or bike parks, or simply chasing them around the garden as he pretends to be a big scary bear. In fact, I’d say that men in general, are better at being playful (or maybe just my man!). Whereas with me, I’m so caught up in the serious parenting stuff, like have they eaten yet, have they done their homework, have their taken their vitamins, that I often forget to spend time playing with my kids. Continue Reading…